Ice surveys and neckties at dinner: Here’s life at an Arctic outpost

Danish soldiers, scientists and two very sturdy dogs are the only residents of Station Nord in Greenland. Like any remote outpost, there are quirky rules and rituals.

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Climate study ‘pulls punches’ to keep polluters on board

'True risks' of warming played down to placate fossil-fuel nations.

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Vijay K. Mathur: A carbon tax would be better than a gasoline tax

A CO2 tax distributes the burden of a tax, lessens the burden, if accompanied by reduction of other distortionary taxes, improves efficiency in markets and raises substantial amount of revenues, even if it is only levied on fossil fuels that contribute more than 90 percent of CO2 emissions.

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Minnesota regulators approve wind farm amid opposition

Minnesota regulators unanimously approved permits for a wind farm project in southern Minnesota amid opposition from local residents.

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Fresno heat and foul air set stage for Trump tailpipe debate

To test how Americans feel about its plan for rolling back car and truck pollution standards, the Trump administration will hold an initial public hearing on Monday in Fresno, California, a place where it might reasonably expect a friendly response.

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Opec predicts massive rise in oil production over next five years

Increasing demand from airlines will more than offset reductions from electric cars.

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100% renewable energy: Cleveland sets a big goal as it sheds its fossil fuel past

Cleveland joins more than 80 U.S. cities that have committed to get all their electricity from renewable sources. But in Ohio, that might be easier said than done.

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Max Franks: Let’s use carbon tax dollars for sustainable development

We can solve two problems at once if we price carbon and use revenues to meet basic needs.

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Dam breach sends toxic coal ash flowing into a major North Carolina river

Fears about the situation at Duke’s L.V. Sutton power plant near Wilmington have been growing since before Hurricane Florence made landfall.

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Hoover Dam as giant battery? The hurdles are more legal than technical

Los Angeles is proposing to build a 20-mile pipeline to transform Hoover Dam into a pumped storage hydropower project. It's certainly feasible - except for the ongoing political and legal conflict over the Colorado River.

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In Nigeria, Shell’s onshore roots still run deep

For the company that pioneered Nigeria's oil industry in the 1950s, the Niger Delta remains as important - and problematic - as ever.

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Peter Dykstra: Good news and hope on an otherwise gloomy beat

We try our best to present the honest news on environment, health and climate on these pages every day.

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Venta Maersk container ship tests the waters of an ice-free Arctic, thanks to climate change

A container vessel carrying fish and electronics is testing a route that could be a boon for Moscow.

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Brett Kavanaugh is the perfect fit for Trump’s anti-environment agenda

Kavanaugh’s environmental philosophy is industry above all else

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Hurricane Florence may reshape the climate change debate

With potentially historic Hurricane Florence fed by warm ocean waters bearing down, the EPA looks to relax more greenhouse gas emission rules.

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Governor Rick Scott deserves blame for Florida algae mess

it's understandable that Gov. Rick Scott would want to run away from his environmental record.

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Climate change is making storms like Hurricane Florence worse

Florence isn't a preview of what is to come from climate change; it is an example of what climate change is doing to storms right now.

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Toxic algae blooms: A growing worldwide menace that generate mysterious toxins

Senior projects reporter Tony Bartelme reports that harmful algae blooms are a growing worldwide menace, and a lab in Charleston is in the thick of the search to identify unbelievably dangerous toxins.

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North Carolina flooding soaks federal taxpayers all over again

When Hurricane Florence reached Belhaven, North Carolina, last weekend, the flooding that followed was unlike anything Ricky Credle, the mayor of the tiny coastal town had ever experienced.

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Flooding: Dam breach at Duke plant; coal ash could spill

Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the Cape Fear River.

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Politics & climate change: Will Hurricane Florence sway this North Carolina race?

A solar entrepreneur and a former Baptist pastor are fighting for a Congressional seat in a district devastated by the hurricane.

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What is coal ash and why is it dangerous?

Coal ash refers to what’s left after coal is burned. Those remnants pose environmental and health risks, especially when storage ponds are breached.

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Living on Earth: “Pa’lante”: Puerto Rican resilience after Maria

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Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

Peter Dykstra and Host Bobby Bascomb discuss the extra hardships that the Gullah and Geechee people, who are descended from slaves and live off the coast of South Carolina, face in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Then, they note the dangers of an alternative to BPA and take a look at how the removals of major hydroelectric dams can help struggling fish populations recover.

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Germany’s Move to Scrap Coal Is Said to Boost Cost for Taxpayers

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan to close Germany’s remaining coal-fired power stations will drive up subsidies for regions that mine the commodity, according to a document from the economy and energy ministry seen by Bloomberg.

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Solar energy largely unscathed by Hurricane Florence’s wind and rain

In North Carolina, the #2 solar state, Florence was the first extreme weather test for much of its renewable energy. Nuclear and coal ash had flood problems.

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Harsh climate

The struggle to track global sea level rise.

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Company drops bid for Navajo power plant

Power plant consultant Middle River Power has decided to no longer pursue a bid for Navajo Generating Station.

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After Hurricane Florence, North Carolina's water quality will go down the toilet

Floodwaters contaminated with coal ash, human sewage, and animal waste throw the entire watershed out of balance.

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In North Carolina, hog waste pollution a familiar result. Will things ever change?

NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA —The full extent of Hurricane Florence's environmental damage isn't yet known in North Carolina, where waste from factory farms, coal ash, and other pollutants are contaminating floodwaters still on the rise after the largest East Coast deluge north of Florida in history.

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Your future home could be in a flood zone — and no one’s required to tell you

Many Americans have no idea whether their property is likely to flood.

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The situation in Puerto Rico is untenable

Although the effort to rebuild Puerto Rico has made progress, the island is still confronting questions of status, economics, and emigration that Hurricane Maria helped expose.

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Geologists are feuding about the collapse of civilization

The year’s most acrimonious scientific fight is a mega-drama over a mega-drought.

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Research shows wind farms could divert hurricane rains

With enough wind turbines, the rainfall from Hurricane Harvey could have been reduced by 20 percent, according to a new modeling study.

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Harsh climate: The struggle to track global sea level rise

A loud rumble jolted climate scientist David Holland just before he went to slee...

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Why are beneficial bugs disappearing?

Scientists are noticing fewer flying insects that aren't really pests, like moths and butterflies. A variety of reasons are suspected but they all lead back to what humans are doing do the environment.